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Athens and Sparta/ Fighting the Persian Wars
Athens and Sparta/ Fighting the Persian Wars
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1
Sparta used heavy iron bars as money. What can you conclude?
Sparta discouraged trade with other city-states.
Spartan money was easier to use than Athenian money.
Spartan money was more valuable than Athenian money.
Sparta shipped most items by boat.
2
What was the outcome of the Ionian Revolt?
The Persian army punished the Ionians.
The Ionians won their freedom.
The Persians defeated the Ionians.
The Ionians became part of Greece.
3
Which feature made Sparta somewhat isolated?
poor soil
surrounding mountains
major highways
broad rivers
4
Xerxes crossed Hellespont to.....
reach Starbucks.
escape to the mountains.
go from Asia into Europe.
get to the Aegean Sea.
5
Which of these factors most affected the outcome of the battle of Salamis?
Persians used Greek spy
Greek swords, spears, and armor
Persian bridge made by roping boats together
Greek knowledge of local waterways
6
What happened at the battle of Thermopylae?
Athenians defeated Persians
Persians defeated Athenians
Persians defeated Spartans
Spartans defeated Persians
7
The Persian Empire began in present day...
North Africa
Italy
Iran
Russia
8
If a Spartan man wanted to be a full citizen, he had to...
pass a challenging test.
get married to a citizen.
do the Hokey Pokey.
have a lot of money.
9
Greeks used their __________to defeat the Persians at Marathon.
navy
bows and arrows
pet rabbits
narrow valleys
10
How would a man become a member of Athen's Council of 500?
inherit the position
overthrew a council member
elected by citizens
chosen in a drawing
11
After the Persians burned Athens, how did the Athenians continue to fight?
attacked several islands
used their navy
agreed to surrender
hid out in the mountains
12
Which feature of Athen's geography most affected its economy?
It was built on rocky cliffs.
It was close to the sea.
It was on a peninsula.
It was surrounded by fertile fields.
13
A 12-year-old Athenian girl would most likely get her education ....
from a priestess.
in a day school.
from her mother.
in another city.
14
Which sentence best describes education in Sparta?
Boys and girls both learned to cook and clean.
Boys and girls both trained for the military.
Children did not learn to read.
Children studied arts and sculpture.
15
Which of these events most likely happened in the agora of Athens?
Girls played musical instruments.
People bought leather sandals.
People voted for their leaders.
Boys held a wrestling contest.
16
Why was the battle of Plataea important?
It destroyed the Persian navy.
It ended the Persian wars.
It caused Persia to attack.
It let Greece rule Persia.
17
Citizens of Athens got enough grain to eat by...
shipping products and trading with Egypt.
conquering their neighbors.
shopping at Walmart Market.
raising enough food for their families.
18
Xerxes made a bridge of...
trees he chopped down.
steel columns.
wood and metal.
boats roped together.
19
When Sparta conquered a neighboring land, they made the conquered people...
sell goods in the marketplace.
give Sparta a lot of their crops.
leave so Spartans could move in.
leave to find new colonies.
20
How did the Persian Empire expand its territory?
by paying others to join it
by establishing colonies
by making friends
by conquering its neighbors
21
What is one way the Assembly of Athens differed from the Council of 500?
Assembly met more often
Assembly did not permit discussion
Assembly had far less power
Assembly was larger
22
The Greeks cared about Ionia because...
it was so pretty.
they had wealthy settlements there.
it was a city-state between Athens and Sparta.
they had just built a McDonald's there.
23
What was an advantage that Greece has over the Persians?
strong central leadership
more land
more people
better strategy
24
Unlike the women of Athens, the women of Sparta...
had most influence in the home.
served equally with men in the army.
could not vote.
could own property.
25
Why did King Darius ask for presents of Greek earth and water?`
Darius could not afford to pay money for the materials.
Greece was known for its fertile soil.
Much of the Persian Empire was desert.
Such gifts would mean that the Greeks accepted Persian rule.
26
What was an important result of the Persian wars?
They ended Greek independence.
They caused Greeks to invent new gods.
They prevented Persia from conquering Greece.
They destroyed the city of Sparta.
27
Who made the most important government decisions in Sparta?
the Assembly
the winners of sports games
the military leaders
the Council of Elders
28
Why is Sparta an oligarchy?
the government had two kings
a small group held power
it was an organized city-state
they valued military strength
29
Persia attacked Greece for...
revenge.
cookies.
their culture.
farmland.
30
Why did Athenian schoolboys have to memorize everything?
Public speaking was important.
They wanted to become citizens.
Examinations were very difficult.
There were not enough books.